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Scihub and Napster are "the same thing", in the sense that both are tools that were created to enable the peer to peer sharing of information, one bypasses the
by kikokikokiko 6y ago
Scihub and Napster are "the same thing", in the sense that both are tools that were created to enable the peer to peer sharing of information, one bypasses the journals middlemen, the other the record labels. Information is meant to be free, anything that tries to stop it is going against the nature of info. The way I see it's like trying to stop entropy, good luck trying to create your perpetual motion machine.
- 29athrowaway 6y agoYou are then saying Amazon and Ebay are the same as The Silk Road. They are marketplaces, but from an ethical standpoint they are vastly different. You cannot stop piracy but a different thing is saying music piracy is legitimate. You are conflating different things. If you don't understand the difference between Napster and Scihub you probably think music piracy is OK. It is not. First of all, scholars themselves use Scihub and most scholars that do not have a conflict of interest disagree with how companies like Elsevier operate.
- pessimizer 6y agoI think music piracy is more than OK, it is good. I also understand the distinction you are trying to make and it is a makes sense. Journals add nothing. Musicians, producers, and other technicians do work to make music.
- 29athrowaway 6y agoIt is more than OK because it does not affect you and your family. If it did, you would not think the same.
- xyzzy123 6y agoThere's an implication here that "spotify for papers" - aka good distribution for a fair price - could be the end state.